Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Haven't done any #selfishsewing in quite a while so took a day off from the computer (writing blog posts, tutorials, newsletter and sewing patterns) at the end of last week to have an afternoon at the sewing machine.

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Chris Dodsley of mbCD purchased all items used in the making of this cushion cover. This post is for informational purposes only, no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared.

I finished this sashiko centre panel a few weeks ago and had already selected fabrics to transform it into a cushion cover so it was an easy project to get started on.

The Sashiko panel is a kit by Tulip called Sashiko World - Hawaii Hibiscus and I purchased it from my friend, Susan Sato @EasyPiecing.

Attaching the zipper is so easy and NO PINS!!! Try my tute and see for yourself!

The lower back is Palm Fan by Kaffe Fassett, the Zipper Cover is Clown Stripes by Michael Miller Fabrics and the upper back is a Colour Basic spot by Lecien. Thread is Aurifil 50/2 #4093 Jade. The handsome dog in the background is Watson, my 3-year-old Havanese.

When I posted the above pic on Instagram, my ex-student/now-friend, Aya who lives in Tokyo, saw it and was super generous in sending me this happy mail. You have no idea how excited I am to get started on these, especially the floral one which I'm going to make up into a cushion also.

Here Are The Tutes Again

BLOUSY BLOOMS PILLOW CUSHION

[Hidden Zipper + Pointy Corner Removal Tutes]

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19 comments:

Wow there's a whole lot of colour going on your couch :-) What a great way to really showcase your sashiko. I am always tempted by those kits, but am never sure what I'd do with them at the end - knowing me, they'd end up in a drawer somewhere never to be seen again. Also, kudos for the selfish sewing! Always a big fan of setting aside time to just do the things that make you happy :-)E xx

Can't go wrong with lots of COLOUR, can you?!!! I know what you mean about the kits hanging around when finished. I'm going to put all my blue and white sashiko into a quilt and I'm collecting blue and white fabric on my world travels to put into the quilt also. Thinking it'll be a great memory quilt for when I'm even older and even greyer. It was seeing you talking about selfish sewing on your blog that made me decide to make something for myself for a change, I wanted to link up but couldn't as I had nothing to share. I must head over and see if you're still doing your linky, or maybe you're too busy with all your current travels. Super excited for you going to Ireland and looking forward to hearing the tales you have to share, knowing you'll be reminding me of home while you're there x

Lol, the blue iron-rest thingy is exactly that, it's silicon and can take up to 428F. The thing is I just don't trust it. The fabric underneath it gets very warm when the iron's on it, so I wouldn't want to have it lying on wood or laminate which I guess is common sense, but from the start it made me nervous. To be honest, I might as well throw it away, it's frequently in my way! It was only $3.83 when I bought it from Amazon, I see the price has now gone up to $5.76!!! Here's the link in case you're interested :D

Beautiful as usual! I'd forgotten about your 'no bunny ears' tutorial for cushion covers, the one I made the other day has a bit of a bunny ear issue. When I get a moment at the weekend I'm going to sort that out. Thanks.

The more cushions you make without bunny ears, the harder it is to look at an undoctored cushion!!! Having said that, I'd rather see bunny ears than a karate chopped cushion anyday - they're my pet hate in interior design :D

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